Software Engineering & Test Manager

What we are looking for
We are seeking a software-quality engineering leader who has personally written code, built automated test frameworks and led test teams.

This is not a manual QA management role.

The ideal candidate understands software architecture, CI/CD, automation pipelines, system testing, industrial product validation and how to partner with senior development managers so quality is engineered into the product rather than inspected at the end.
About the Role
This manager role will lead the transformation of testing into a modern quality engineering discipline for industrial automation software.

The leader will manage test engineers and automation engineers, define the test strategy, embed quality gates into pipelines, expand automation coverage and work as a strong functional partner to the two Grade 9 Senior Software Engineering Managers.

The role should be technically credible and influential, while reflecting a scope one level more focused than the senior software engineering manager roles.
Responsibilities


* Lead software test, automation, validation and quality engineering talent reporting into the Hyderabad organization.


* Own the quality-engineering strategy across control software, modern platform products, system integration and release readiness.


* Partner with development managers to make quality a shared engineering responsibility, not a downstream QA function.


* Improve automated testing coverage, CI/CD quality gates, regression cycle time, defect prevention and release confidence.


* Coach test engineers toward stronger coding, automation, framework development and system-quality skills.

Team Leadership


* Lead, mentor and grow test engineers into modern quality engineers with strong coding, automation, system thinking and product-quality orientation.


* Recruit talent capable of building frameworks, writing robust automated tests and influencing developers technically.


* Create an environment where test engineers collaborate early with developers, product owners, UX, systems engineers and architects.


* Operate with strong functional leadership while partnering with Grade 9 senior engineering managers on quality strategy, release readiness and engineering discipline.

Technical Leadership


* Define test architecture for complex products spanning mature control software, modern cloud/platform components, APIs, front ends and system integration.


* Guide automation strategy across unit, API, service, UI, integration, hardware/edge-in-the-loop where relevant, regression and exploratory testing.


* Partner with MBSE/System Engineering to connect requirements, system behavior, verification strategy and automated validation.


* Use AI-assisted testing where valuable, including test-case generation, test-data generation, defect triage, log analysis and automation maintenance.

Project Management


* Plan test cycles, automation roadmap, resourcing and release-rea...